Ministry of Social Affairs Strengthens the Handling of Flood Disaster Victims in East Sumba through Psychosocial Support Services

Writer :

Humas Balai Disabilitas Wyata Guna Bandung

Editor :

Annisa YH

Translator :

Karlina Irsalyana

EAST SUMBA (16 April 2021) - The Ministry of Social Affairs through the Directorate of Social Rehabilitation for Persons with Disabilities and the Bandung "Wyata Guna" Disability Center continues to strengthen the handling of flood victims due to Seroja Tropical Cyclone in East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara.

Following the direction of the Minister of Social Affairs, Tri Rismaharini, post-disaster management is not only assisting, but also helping with Psychosocial Support Services (LDP), and Trauma Healing for disaster victims.

Based on this, the Wyata Guna Bandung Disability Center sent the team to the location to provide Psychosocial Support Services (LDP) to victims to reduce the feeling of trauma, anxiety, hopelessness faced by disaster victims in Kambera, Waingapu and Kanatang Districts, so that they are expected to have the enthusiasm to carry out daily activities normally and return to productivity, and have a strong belief in dealing with post-disaster problems.

One of the locations is in Waingapu Subdistrict, the LDP Team of Wyata Guna conducted an assessment of Karel Kanda (65 years), a person with visual sensory disability whose house was damaged by the storm, and provided psychosocial reinforcement to the persons concerned and their family.

The next location is in Kanatang Subdistrict, the Team also conducted a survey and assessment of poor persons with visual sensory disabilities, and succeeded in tracking down Paulus Pati Lianda (50 years) who lives in a hut, poor, and has never got social services. As well as Gabriel Ngabi Ranja Rua (33 years), whose roof of his hut was damaged by a wind storm. In Kanatang there are also persons with visual sensory disabilities who live in poverty named Andreas Lu Takandewa (50 years) and Roy Ana (45 years).

The team also conducted identification and assessment to deepen information on problems, needs, and intervention plans. Meanwhile, in Kambera Subdistrict, Psychosocial Support Services (LDP) were provided to flood victims' families.

Deremanutebe (65 years), one of the victims affected by the floods, thanked the Ministry of Social Affairs for the attention and assistance, and hoped that the flood handling could accelerate the improvement of facilities and infrastructure in the form of clean water.

Social Worker of the Bandung "Wyata Guna" Disability Center, Lulu Ridwan Wibawa said that the team left for East Sumba. Its main task is to provide Psychosocial Support Services to victims affected by the Seroja Tropical Cyclone storm, conducts research and assessment of persons with visual disabilities as a result of the report of the Head of the East Sumba PERTUNI community regarding the existence of persons with visual sensory disabilities that have never received social rehabilitation services. "We reach three sub-districts here according to the report we received when we met with the Chairman of PERTUNI here," said Lulu Ridwan.

In Kambera Subdistrict, Robert Oktavianus Riwu, a person with visual sensory disabilities and also Chairman of PERTUNI of East Sumbawa, said that persons with visual sensory disabilities who were victims of floods and tropical cyclone storms had almost all never received social rehabilitation assistance and services before the disaster. It is hoped there are sustainable services from the Ministry of Social Affairs for them.

For 3 days the team, totaling 3 personnel, carried out tasks in the field, in collaboration with various parties (Directorate of Social Rehabilitation for Persons with Disabilities, East Sumba Social Service, Waliati Foundation, (Social Worker Service Unit (Sakti Peksos), and PERTUNI of East Sumba. The spirit of life of the victims, generates motivation, eliminates trauma, and provides reinforcement to families of persons with disabilities to provide support for increasing their independence.

2021-04-17
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